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Ceremony (Silko)

What is Ku'oosh afraid of in Ceremony?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jun 12:22

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Ceremony (Silko)

What is Tayo's problem? From what is he suffering?

Asked by lady luck

Last updated by Jill W on 27 Jul 12:45

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Ceremony (Silko)

Is storytelling present in this work? - What is its role and how is it expressed?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 15 May 02:47

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Ceremony (Silko)

What is unique and new about this story in relation to other Native American stories (such as Black Elk Speaks)?. - What new innovations does Silko introduce to our understanding of Native Cosmologies?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 10 Apr 03:14

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Ceremony (Silko)

Should this story be told in a straight, linear fashion? What would be gained? What would be lost?

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Last updated by Cat on 09 Apr 02:15

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Ceremony (Silko)

Silko, the author said, “I wrote this novel to save my life.” How is Ceremony a novel of salvation, for Tayo, for its author, and for its readers? What are the limits to the salvation that it appears to offer?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 09 Apr 01:33

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Ceremony (Silko)

Silko’s use of symbolic imagery often makes use of contrasting opposites: dryness and wetness; mountains and canyons; city and country; sunrise and darkness. What values do these terms represent in the novel?

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Last updated by Cat on 08 Apr 02:05

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Ceremony (Silko)

Explain the meaning and logic behind Tayo’s ceremony. To what extent is it a traditional ceremony? - To what extent does it represent something new?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 08 Apr 02:04

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Ceremony (Silko)

Tayo believes that Emo is “wrong, all wrong” in his attitudes toward Indian identity and other aspects of life. - what are the causes of Emo’s wrongness?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 07 Apr 22:00

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Ceremony (Silko)

Why do Tayo and Rocky join the Army? - In what ways do they and the other young Native American men benefit from their armed service?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 07 Apr 21:25

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Ceremony (Silko)

What are some of the tensions that Silko explores through the novel?

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Last updated by Cat on 07 Apr 21:13

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Ceremony (Silko)

What did Tayo represent to the people of Laguna pueblo?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 07 Apr 21:06

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Ceremony (Silko)

What are Silko’s motives for writing this story? - What overarching message is she trying to convey?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 07 Apr 21:02

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Ceremony (Silko)

What role does storytelling play in the novel? - what is its function?

Asked by Cousin Sam

Last updated by Cat on 06 Apr 16:05

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Ceremony (Silko)

To what extent is the novel a story of the struggle between technology and belief?

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Last updated by Cat on 06 Apr 16:04

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Ceremony (Silko)

What is the Gallup Ceremonial mentioned on page 100? What does it represent?

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Last updated by Cat on 06 Apr 01:52

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